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Schools in Desert Center

Desert Center’s public schools

Desert Center Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Desert Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
10%
2021–22
Math proficiency
10%
2021–22
Spent per student
$104.3K
▲ 392% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
29 students on the public path
In brief

Desert Center’s schools, in brief

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Desert Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Eagle Mountain ElementaryDesert Center Unified School DistrictNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Desert Center Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Desert Center Unified School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 29 students, up 45% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$104,280CA $21,206 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading10%
State average 46.7% · 16 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Math10%
State average 33.1% · 16 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Desert Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Desert Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Desert Center—Desert Center Unified

Every school in Desert Center

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Desert Centerin other towns
Eagle Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8
29 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Desert Center’s schools

Are Desert Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Desert Center. Desert Center Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Desert Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Desert Center in?

Desert Center Unified School District.

Where do Desert Center kids go to high school?

Eagle Mountain Elementary.

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What Desert Center families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.